#staatsgalerie_tiepolo There is something fascinating about the painting »Apelles Painting Campaspe« by the artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. The subject is not progressive, but the way of presentation is: Tiepolo positions the painter in the darkest corner of the whole painting, whereas Alexander the Great and his beloved are shining in a bright light on the left side of the painting. An underlying criticism concerning the position of the Greek painter Apelles in general, which is underlined by the fact, that he was sitting backwards to the king. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Apelles Painting Campaspe, c. 1725/30, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Adaline Van Home Bequest, ©️Photo MMFA, Christine Guest

Staatsgalerie 11.12.2019

#staatsgalerie_architecture Look how stunning our Stirling-Building looked in the bright light of summer. Citations from various eras of architectural history are one of the central design elements deployed by James Stirling. There is no attempt to create stylistic unity. More importantly, these design elements are always recognisable as quotations. Have you already found some of these citations? Comment below ⬇️

Staatsgalerie 09.12.2019

»When too perfect lieber Gott böse.« - a very mysterious saying by Nam June Paik which leaves a lot of room for interpretation. What do you think is the meaning of it? #staatsgalerie_backstage Currently you can watch our media conservator working at Nam June Paik‘s artwork »Beuys Video Wall (Beuys Hat)«, a video installation of 1984 with 44 televisions. Visit our Conservator Studio Wüstenrot Stiftung and take a look at this special work (on Wednesdays, 10 AM - 5 PM).

Staatsgalerie 05.12.2019

#staatsgalerie_tiepolo Take a look at our ceiling to admire the fascinating fresco by »Tiepolo - The Best Painter of Venice« in our exhibition. It’s of course not the original - that one still is at #würzburgerresidenz, but still you get to understand how Tiepolo worked. We present drawings by Tiepolo that show the same motives as on the fresco. Our research showed, that he drew these not as studies before but after painting the fresco - as a kind of a portfolio. Look for them in the ceiling! @schloesserverwaltung.bayern @wuerzburglieben

Staatsgalerie 03.12.2019